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A Review of the creed of The Evangelical Christian Church in ... We have no creed but Christ, and no book but the Bible. Our biblical standard allows our ministers to walk in the freedom of Christian unity and love by following the motto: "Unity in the essentials - Liberty in the non-essentials - Charity in all things." Ten Articles of Faith The Bible as the written Word of God The Virgin Birth The Deity of Jesus the Christ The Person and work of the Holy Spirit The Trinity Salvation through the Atonement The guidance of our life through prayer The death and resurrection of Christ The return of the Saviour The millennial Reign of Christ We affirm that the above ten Articles of Faith is considered in CECC to be "The Essentials" and beyond these ... CECC doesn't believe in equal rights for women, but elevated rights as women. Women should be treated like queens and respected as mothers. Creation The three creative acts of God are recorded in Genesis: 1. the heavens and the earth; 2. animal life; 3. human life. The 7 day creative act refers to the ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/cr-Canadian-Evangelical-Christian-Churches-CECC.htm

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Jesus Master Builder carpenter stonemason creator build temple ... Heb 12:2 · "you are of God's household, having been built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus Himself being the corner stone, in whom the whole building, being fitted together, is growing into a holy temple in the Lord, in whom you also are being built together into a dwelling of God in the Spirit." (Ephesians 2:19-22) Introduction: A. Jesus was much more than a mere carpenter! 1. Jesus was the creator and master builder of the universe, so ... 5. Spiritually, Jesus is the master "architect" stonemason, who laid the foundation of the temple/church and places every Christian/stone in its place in the temple/church wall: 6. Eschatology, Jesus gives us a special smooth stone: "To him who overcomes, to ... 5:19 2. Cisterns: 2 Kings 18:31; Jeremiah 2:13 3. Lime kilns: Dan 3:22; Jer 23:29 4. Plastered (whitewashed) tombs and walls: Ezekiel 13:10-16; Matthew 23:27; Acts 23:3 5. Nails: 1 Chronicles 22:34; Ecclesiastes 12:11; John 20:25; Colossians 2:14 6. Roofs: a. ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/synagogues/Jesus-master-builder-archi-tekton-stonemason-carpenter-foundations-corner-stones-rock-sand-yokes-plows-creator-temple-synagogues-church.htm

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Doctrinal Flip Flops of Jehovah's Witnesses! ... No! They were setting before those to whom they preached and wrote the hope then of those begotten as children of God, the sons of Jehovah (Isaiah 9:6,7) In the inspired Christian writings the disciples of the day were assured that they had the calling to a kingdom that was heavenly and that their hope was that of being joint heirs with Jesus Christ above. (Holy Spirit, 1976; p. 129) 1977 In reading the Christian Greek Scriptures we observe that the hope held out to all those who accepted the preaching of Jesus and his apostles was that of sharing with Jesus Christ in his Kingdom rule in heaven. (Life Does Have a Purpose; ... He never reproved any for acts of worship offered to Himself... Had Christ not been more than man the same reason would have prevented Him from receiving worship." (Watchtower Reprints, 1, Oct., 1880, p. 144). 1898 "Question... Was he really worshipped, or is the translation faulty? Answer. Yes, we believe our Lord while on earth was really worshipped, and ... ... https://www.bible.ca/Jw-changes.htm

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What is the CHURCH? A. Church in the Greek means, "the called out" 1. The church is people not a building a. For the first 350 years Christians did not own "church buildings" 2. If you are part of the church then you have been "called out of the world" 3. The basic meaning of the church: a people holy & set apart from the world. 4. The word church simply means a group of people B. The church is really only one of many ... High Priest God Service Eph 2:19-22 1 Cor 3:11 Temple Building Stones Foundation Architect 1.God's Presence 2.Support & Dependency 1 Cor 12:12-27 Rom 12:4,5 Col 1:18 Body Members Head - Support & Dependency Rom 16:16 Tit 2:14 Acts 20:28 The Church -Of God -Of Christ Saints Aliens The Redeemed Saviour Purchaser Redeemer - 1. Christ's Possession 2.Holiness Acts 11:26 1 Pe 4:16 Christians Christian Christ - Christ's Possession & Household Luke 14:27 Acts 11:26 Mt 28:18 Disciples Disciple Teacher - Student Of Jesus Luke 17:7-10 Servants Servant Lord - Selfless Obedience 1 Pe 5:2-4 1 Pe ... ... https://www.bible.ca/ntx-what-is-the-church.htm

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Lesson 24: The Lord's Church The Lord's Church (Part C) Each congregation of the Lord's church is to be overseen by a group of elders. In Acts 14:23 we read, "So when they had appointed elders in every church." Notice there is ... In Acts 20:28 the apostle Paul was talking to the elders from the church at Ephesus and told them, "Therefore take heed to yourselves, and to all the flock, among which the Holy Spirit has made you ... and has men who qualify, each congregation is to be overseen by a plurality of elders. If we really accept the Bible as our only authority, we will want to worship God only as He has specified. ... in Colossians 2:8, "Beware lest anyone cheat you through philosophy and empty deceit, according to the tradition of men, according to the basic principles of the world, and not according to Christ." ... Jesus Christ is to be glorified and honored in us. Besides doing all that he tells us to do, we glorify the name of Christ by wearing the name "Christian". I Peter 4:16 says, "Yet if anyone suffers ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/interactive/salvation-24-lords-church.htm

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Holy Spirit Comforter passages of John 14-15-16 I. In AD 26 John promised the baptism of the Holy Spirit to his entire general audience: Mt 3:11 1. "He Himself will baptize YOU with the Holy Spirit and fire." 2. Not every Christian will be baptized (receive spiritual ... All Mankind [Jew and Gentile]: b. sons and daughters c. young and old d. men and women 4. Peter said "This [tongues, miracle] is that, which was spoken through Joel" Acts 2:16 a. The prophecy of Joel began to be fulfilled on the day of Pentecost in AD 33. b. The gift of the Holy Spirit, obviously miraculous to the Jews on Pentecost, ... There is no way to limit this to the apostles. 4. Personal indwelling advocates often quote Acts 5:32 or Jn 7:39 as proof texts. The argument goes like this: God promised to give the Holy Spirit to all who believed and ... C. Jn 15:26-27 "When the Helper comes, whom I will send to you from the Father, that is the Spirit of truth, who proceeds from the Father, He will bear witness of Me." 1. PROMISE: HS bear witness of Christ 2. This means ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/holyspirit/Holy-Spirit-Comforter-helper-advocate-passages-of-John14-15-16.htm

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Definition and Nature of God Click to View False dilemmas regarding Jesus being God Click to View Six different ontological views of God I. Unchangeable Qualities of God: Creator, not creature God is not a creature and never had a beginning point, being eternal: Deut ... Rom 1:25 refutes this contradictory false doctrine that Jesus is a creature. The Father, Son and Holy Spirit share the quality of eternal pre-existence with each other equally. No angel, devil, demon or man have ever, or will ever possess this quality. It is absolutely unique to God. II. Qualities unique of God: God is everywhere (omnipresent): Mk 5:10; Jude 6; Rev 20:1-3; 1 Ki 8:27; 2 Chron 2:6; 6:18; Isa 66:1; Acts 7:49; 17:27-28; Ps 139:7-13 God is all knowing (omniscient): Ps 139:1-6; Job 42:2; Acts ... Moral attribute of faithfulness: 1 Corinthians 10:13 Moral attribute of grace: Psalm 103:8 IV. Qualities that Jesus Christ possessed before, during and after incarnation: Although Jesus Christ was fully divine before and after the ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-definition-god.htm

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Early Christians always met on the First day (Sunday) and never ... While Sabbatarians will quote 20th century authors who guess about what happened 1900 years earlier, we quote Christians whose writings are 1900 years old and spoke what they saw! The record of history, from the Resurrection of Christ, Christians have always worshipped on the first day of the week (Sunday) and never on the Sabbath (7th day). Sunday is not a Christian Sabbath or a day of rest, or a holy day to be kept. It is the day God requires all Christians to gather together to worship and eat the Lord's Supper (communion, break bread) Acts 20:7. Christians do not keep the ten commandment law of Moses. This is not to say that Christians are free ... And for all the things with which we are supplied we bless the Maker of all through his Son Jesus Christ and through his Holy Spirit. And on the day called Sunday there is a gathering together in the same place of all who live in a city or a rural district. (There follows an account of a Christian worship service, which is quoted in ... ... https://www.bible.ca/H-sunday.htm

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Encyclopedia Americana ... The watchtower deliberately and knowingly misrepresents Americana to say the opposite, namely that trinity is not Bible based but of pagan. But it gets even worse! Americana plainly states that the apostolic church believed in the deity of Christ! "For the early Christian belief that Jesus was divine" We are ... TRINITY, The central and characteristic Christian doctrine of God is that He exists in Three Persons, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. ("Holy Ghost" is the traditional English translation of Sanctus Spiritus and means the same as "Holy Spirit.") At the same time, the Christian church insists that God is One in "sub- stance" (Latin substantia, existence or inner ... The Aramaic title Mar or Lord (Greek Kyrios; I Corinthians 12:3) was a term or title regularly used in religious worship. A similar situation existed in the language used of the Holy Spirit. Though at first impersonal (compare Acts 8:15-16, 10:44), as if the Spirit could be referred to as "it," in time the ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Americana.htm

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Watchtower Deceptions: Confusing Modalism as if it were trinity ... What the average Jw's doesn't understand, is that Trinitarians apply the identical logic to refute Modalism. Here is something that is EXTREMELY IMPORTANT for the JW to understand. When a born again Christian points to Scriptures that ... They are not making a case against the Deity of Christ but against MODALISM/ MONARCHIANISM which rejects the distinction between the Persons. Paradise: Further, on one occasion Jesus prayed to God, saying: "Let, not my will, but yours take place." (Luke 22:42) If Jesus were the Almighty God, he would not have prayed to himself, would he? In fact, following Jesus' death, the Scripture says: "This Jesus God resurrected." (Acts 2:32) Thus the Almighty God and Jesus are clearly two separate persons. ... The article begins with the WT again trying to define the doctrine of the Trinity: Definition: The central doctrine of religions of Christendom. According to the Athanasian Creed, there are three divine Persons (the Father, the Son, the Holy Spirit... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-jw-deceptions-modalism.htm

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Pentecostal tries to defend manifestions with Scripture It's just phenomena. It's just people responding to God.'" "There is no place in the Bible where people were lined up and Jesus or Paul or anyone else went along and tapped them on the head and watched them ... that's in Scripture." (John Wimber, "Spiritual Phenomena: Slain In The Spirit -- Part 1," Vineyard Christian Fellowship, Anaheim, CA, 1981, audiotape) Benny Hinn actually said: "You have so much today that is pure flesh, yet people have labeled it as the Spirit. It's not the Spirit, because it's not centered on Christ. It's pure emotionalism. Some of what is happening today, some of these manifestations where people are barking, making sounds of animals - I can tell you, that is not the Holy Spirit. It is purely demonic. The Holy Ghost does not bark. Only a devil barks. ... They got up shortly and arrested Jesus. In Acts 9:22, 26 Paul fell to the ground on the way to Damascus when he heard a voice from heaven speak to him. Also Ezekiel 3:23; Daniel 8:17. We admit people fell ... ... https://www.bible.ca/tongues-defend-manifestions.htm

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Lesson 16: Singing In Worship (Part 1) They are as follows: (1) Matthew 26:30, "And when they had sung a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives"; (2) Acts 16:25, "But at midnight, Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God"; (3) Romans 15:9, "For this reason I will confess you among the Gentiles, and sing to your name"; (4) 1 Corinthians 14:15, "I will sing with the spirit, and I will also sing with the understanding"; (5) Ephesians 5:19, "Speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord"; (6) Colossians 3:16, "Let the word of Christ dwell ... (8) Hebrews 13:15, "Therefore by Him let us continually offer the sacrifice of praise to God, that is the fruit of our lips, giving thanks to His name"; (9) James 5:13, "Is any among you suffering? ... There is no Biblical authority for a choir. Congregational A Capella singing is the only kind of music divinely authorized by the Lord for Christian worship. Questions Lesson 16 Singing In Worship (Part ... ... https://www.bible.ca/interactive/worship-16-singing.htm

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Apostle Paul never kept the sabbath, certainly not 84 times as ... But after 84 Sundays in a row, the Adventist's fellow Pastors charged that he was breaking the Sabbath and keeping Sunday Holy by doing so. They said to him, "We argue that Paul did not keep Sunday because he was invited to preach in ... to the commandment" after Christ died!" (Additional Sabbatarian proof texts that Paul kept the Sabbath as part of his Christian duty at least 84 times: Acts 13:14,44 16:13; 17:2; Acts 18:4,11.) Click to View Actual Adventist calculation of Paul's Sabbath keeping: Bible verse Claimed number of Sabbaths Paul "kept" Acts 13:14 "on the Sabbath day they went into the synagogue and sat down" 1 Acts 13:44 "And the next Sabbath nearly the whole city assembled to hear the word of God." 1 Acts 16:13 "And on the Sabbath ... Adventist False Argument #4: "Paul kept "the Law", therefore the Sabbath is still binding!" (Additional Sabbatarian proof texts: Acts 21:20-28; Acts 24:14; Acts 26:22; Rom 3:31) False Argument #4 Refuted: A. Look closely at what Paul ... ... https://www.bible.ca/7-paul-kept.htm

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Official creed of the Foursquare Gospel church (4-sqauare) We believe the Bible is God-inspired (2 Timothy 3:16,17). The Eternal Godhead We believe God is Triune: Father, Son and Holy Ghost (2 Corinthians 13:14). The Fall Of Man We believe that man was created ... of Christ, we are justified before God (I John 1:9). The New Birth We believe that the change which takes place in the heart and life at conversion is a very real one (2 Corinthians 5:17; Galatians 2:20). Daily Christian Living We believe that it is the will of God that we be sanctified daily, growing constantly in the faith (Hebrews 6:1). Baptism And The Lord's Supper We believe that baptism by immersion is an outward sign of an inward work (Matt. 28:19). We believe in the commemoration of the Lord's Supper by the symbolic use of the bread and juice of the vine (I Corinthians 11:24, 25). Baptism With The Holy Spirit We believe that the Baptism with the Holy Spirit is to endue the believer with power; and that His incoming is after the same manner as in Bible days (Acts 2:4). ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cr-4square.htm

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Review of the Official Creed of the Dominion Christian Centre They believe that Salvation is possible with Biblical instruction, Faith in and obedience to God, and true Christian fellowship -- based upon the word of God -- because of Grace. (Rom:10:14) They believe that Salvation IS not CONDITIONAL, but that works do reflect a Saved individual: Finally, they believe that Salvation comes through faith and the shed blood of Jesus Christ REGARDING JESUS They believe that Jesus JESUS, THE SON OF GOD, DID INDEED COME TO SHOW THE WAY; TO BE THE ONLY PERFECT EXAMPLE; TO BE THE PATTERN MINISTER. Who ... Godly Life and HOW to worship; how to live in brotherhood among the saved. they simply FOLLOW that pattern Christ left us. REGARDING MINISTERS They believe that only 2x2 workers can give spiritual translation of the holy bible. ... WHAT ELSE THEY DO BELIEVE They DO believe that one should NOT dissect the Holy God. They DO believe that the Holy Spirit is divine, but whether the Holy Spirit is God, or Jesus, or both, they are not certain. Is the Holy Spirit ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cr-2x2.htm

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The Interactive Bible: By abiding in it we have both the Father and the Son. In the Bible, the doctrine of Christ includes his virgin birth, his miracles, his death, burial and resurrection, and ascension to the right hand of God. However, there are other things that are important which are in the doctrine of Christ. They include his church, worship, repentance, baptism, the Holy Spirit, the Lord's Supper, right living, and his second coming as well as others. Sometimes there is a tendency to emphasize Christian living and neglect Christian doctrine. This we must not do. They must not be separated. The great doctrines of Jesus form the foundation for righteous living. In I Corinthians 15, the resurrection inspires us to work for Christ, "knowing that our labour is not in vain, in the Lord" I Corinthians 15:58. In Acts, the seventeenth chapter, the judgement of God prompts men who knew little of God to change from their evil ways (Acts 17:30,31). The consciousness of a life and judgement after death ... ... https://www.bible.ca/d-doctrine-important.htm

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Why Be Baptized? In Matthew Chapter 28,verse 19, he said, "Go you therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost". The question before us is what was and is the action of that baptism commanded by Christ and his apostles. The Bible clearly describes the action of Christian baptism as a burial in water, for baptism is a likeness to the death, burial, and resurrection of Christ. We are not saved by our own goodness, but by the goodness, the love, and the favor of God. We are not saved by our own merit, but by the blood ... Now let us notice carefully the baptism of the Ethiopian eunuch by Philip the evangelist. The two men were riding in a chariot. Philip was preaching Jesus unto the eunuch. In Acts Chapter 8, beginning with ... And he commanded the chariot to stand still; and they went down both into the water, and both Philip and the eunuch; and he baptized him. And when they were come up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord ... ... https://www.bible.ca/g-why-be-baptized.htm

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Who Do You Think Jesus Is? Who Do You Think Jesus Is? If a Gallup poll was conducted by asking the public the question, "Who do you think Jesus Christ is?", we would get a wide range of answers. Some would say Jesus was an ancient philosopher. Others, that He was a ... So we begin this lesson by asking you the reader,"Who do you think Jesus is"? Jesus (God the son) has existed from eternity with God the Father, and God the Holy Spirit. John 1:1,14 says, "In the beginning was the Word (Jesus) and the Word was with God and ... God bore witness to the fact Jesus was divine by raising Him from the dead, "Jesus was declared the Son of God with power by the resurrection from the dead" (Rom 1:4). Jesus said, "Why do you call me Lord, Lord, and do not do what I command" (Lk ... He then said, "Not everyone who calls me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of my Father" (Mt 7:21). Jesus is saying that in order to be saved, it takes more than calling oneself a "Christian". Jesus ... ... https://www.bible.ca/D-Who-Is-Jesus.htm

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Welcome to the Hamilton church of Christ, in Ontario Canada The church you can read about in the Bible! Doing Bible things in Bible ways! Our view of the Bible The Holy Bible is inspired by the Holy Spirit and is the only complete record of God's will for man on earth. It is understandable by the ... Our assembled worship procedures are simple, spiritual and orderly, keynoted by the words of Jesus, who said, "true worshippers shall worship in spirit and in truth." Jn 4:23. Each element of worship finds its origin in the commands and ... However, because the New Testament described the assemblies of Christians as "the church" Ephesians 1:22; "the churches of Christ" Romans 16:16; "the church of God" Acts 20:28 and many other descriptions, the "name on the sign" will always be one found in the Bible. The sign on ... We emphasize that going back to the Bible does not mean the establishing of another denomination, but rather a return and restoration to the original church of the Bible. You too can be just a Christian and serve God without belonging to ... ... https://www.bible.ca/churches/hamilton-church-of-christ.htm

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The Deity of Jesus Christ ... Manna from heaven V 41,42 greater than Moses: "I have come down out of heaven' Jn 5:17,18 I and Father are working: equality Jn 8:53-59 "Tell them "I AM" sent you." (see Ex 3:14) Jn 10:30-33 I and Father are one: equality Climax of book: Jn 20:27,28: "my Lord and my God' Conclusion of book: Jn 20:31 "these have been written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing you may have life in His name" VI. Jesus is one of three members of the Godhead! God The Father, Son & Holy Spirit (Eccl 4:12) Bible Verse Father Son Holy Spirit Baptism in name of (Mt 28:18) "Father" "Son" "Holy Spirit " Creation of universe Acts 17:24 Jn 1:1-3 Gen 1:2 Baptism of Jesus (Mt 3:16-17) Spoke from heaven In water Like dove in air Another comforter (Jn 14:16) "Ask Father to" "I" (Jesus) "Send another" Paul's request (Rom 15:30) "Prayers to God" "Jesus" "Love of H.S. " Paul's farewell (2 Cor 13:14) "Love of God" "Grace of Jesus" "Fellowship of H.S." Unity passage (Eph ... ... https://www.bible.ca/su-deity-christ.htm

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Inherited Sin: definitions and official creeds Webster Dictionary: "the utter depravity of man which Calvinists regard as due to original sin and as persisting until regeneration through the Spirit of God." John Calvin, inventor of "Calvinism": ... maintain we are saved by faith only (see Jas 2:24), to the exclusion of water baptism (see Mk 16:16; Acts 2:38; 22:16; 1 Pe 3:21) but then say that a man must repent in addition to believe. Repentance is as much a work as water baptism, but they invoke the "irresistible grace" doctrine and say that the Holy Spirit not only implanted saving faith, but also directly led them to also repent. ... If you are on the "lost and going to hell because you are not elect" predestination list, then to hell you will go and there is nothing you can do to change that... not even the blood of Christ can ... Somewhere between the age of newborn and 20 years old, a line is crossed where Calvinists are no longer offended if the person goes to hell... as long as it is not a newborn. Summary of Christian ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cal-T-creeds.htm

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How to be attain Sanctification! Holy One" Isa. 40: 25. So magnificent is God's holiness that when Isaiah saw him in a vision, he immediately confessed his human imperfections, his complete lack of sanctification or holiness. Upon seeing the glory and holiness of the Lord, Isaiah cried: "Woe is me! for I am undone: because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips: for mine eyes have seen the King, the Lord of hosts!" Isa. 6: 5. The New Testament also gives great emphasis to sanctification. The Apostle Paul's prayer for Christians at Thessalonica was: "And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly: and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ" I Thess. 5: 23. One of ... our open acknowledgment of this belief (Matthew 10: 32-33), for our obedience in baptism to receive God's forgiveness (Acts 2: 38), and Christ sanctifying presence (Gal. 2: 20) and purpose (Phil. 1: 21). Click Your Choice Go To Start: ... ... https://www.bible.ca/d-sanctification.htm

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Lesson 1: The Purpose Of Our Worship Of God Worshipping God in spirit and in truth is a serious matter which must not be taken lightly. If we have any regard for our own souls, we will want to make sure we are worshipping God in spirit and in truth. Since God is the object of our worship, He and He alone has the right to determine how we ... The Christian's worship is of the greatest importance. Worship is a time when we pay deep, sincere, awesome respect, love, and fear to the one who created us. Acts 17:24-25 says, "God who made the world and everything in it, since He is Lord of heaven and earth, does not dwell in temples made with hands, as though He needed anything, since He gives life, breath, and all things." God is the one who holds ... On the Day of Judgment it will be too late to make any corrections. Worship should cause us to reflect on the majesty and graciousness of God and Christ, contrasted to our own unworthiness. God does not have to have our worship, but we must worship Him to please Him. Our singing, praying, ... ... https://www.bible.ca/interactive/worship-1-purpose.htm

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Stunning quotations from: The New Catholic Catechism ... Irenaeus, Adv Haeres, 3,3,2:PG 7/1,849; cf. Vatican Council I: DS 3057). No Christian unity apart from the Catholic church 820 Christ bestowed unity on his Church from the beginning. This unity, we believe, subsists in the Catholic Church as something she can never lose ... The desire to recover the unity of all Christians is a gift of Christ and a call of the Holy Spirit. Salvation includes the Muslims 841 The plan of salvation also includes those who acknowledge the Creator, in the first place amongst whom are the Muslims; these profess to hold the faith of Abraham, and together with us they adore the one, merciful God, mankind's judge on the last day. Prayers of the dead 956 "Being more closely united to Christ, those who dwell in heaven fix the whole Church more firmly in holiness. ... They do not cease to intercede with the Father for us, as they proffer the merits which they acquired on earth through the one mediator between God and men, Christ Jesus. ... So by their ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cath-catechism-1994.htm

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Messianic Bible Prophecy: God the Rock of Moses Bible Prophecy Fulfilled: God the Rock of Moses: Ex 17:6; 1 Cor 10:4 The water that flowed from Moses' rock was a copy of the true "river of life" in heaven, just like the tabernacle Moses built was a copy of the true heavenly one. (Rev 22:1-2; Heb 8:1-2; 9:24) Midrashic triple prophecy when Moses brought water from the Rock: Ex 17:6; 1 Cor 10:4 The Rock of Moses as a Type of Christ and Christians Jesus Christians Stone mason (tekton) Heb 1:8-11; 12:2; Mk 6:3; Lk 6:47-49; Mt 7:26 1 Cor 3:10-11; Rom 15:20; Eph 2:19-22 Moses' Water of life 1 Cor 10:4; Jn 4:13-15; Rev 21:6; 22:1-2 Jn 7:37-38 David' Fortress of escape Mt 7:24-25; Rom 8:35, 38-39 1 Tim 6:18-19; Rom 8:35, 38-39 David's Rejected cornerstone Mt 21:42; Mk 12:10-11; 14:58; Lk 20:17; Acts 4:11; ... Out of Christians flows living water to save others through preaching the gospel by the inspiration of the Holy Spirit or non-miraculously today as we preach the Bible (Jn 7:37-38). Christians offer sinners a "fortress rock of ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/prophecy/Exodus17-6-triple-messianic-bible-prophecy-Midrashic-1Corinthians10-Moses-rock-water-Christ-rejected-cornerstone-temple-church-foundation-fortress-stumbling-stone.htm

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Encyclopædia Britannica ... X, p.126) "The Holy Trinity: The basis for the doctrine of the Trinity: The Christian doctrine of the Trinity has its ultimate foundation in the special religious experience of the Christians in the first communities. This basis of experience is older than the doctrine of the Trinity. It consisted of the fact that God came to meet Christians in a threefold figure: (1) as Creator, Lord of the history of salvation, Father, and Judge, who revealed himself in the Old Testament; (2) as the Lord who, in the figure of Jesus Christ, lived among men and was present in their midst as the "Resurrected One"; and (3) as the Holy Spirit, whom they experienced as the power of the new life, the miraculous potency of the Kingdom of God. ... The suppression of paganism, by law and by the sporadic destruction of pagan shrines, is balanced by particular acts of deference, such as the permission given in 326 to a pagan Athenian to use the imperial transport service to visit the Valley of the Tombs of the ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Britannica.htm

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Sabbath and Sunday in Early Christianity: Dr. David W. T. Brattston Consulting early Christian practices and customs is a good idea because they record how Christians lived their faith when the unwritten teachings and Bible interpretations of Christ ... The earliest Christian literature, well before Constantine, is unanimous that the main day of the week for early Christians to gather and worship was not the seventh-day Sabbath, but Sunday, which they sometimes called "the first day" or "the eighth day" or "the Lord's Day". We have inklings of this already in apostolic times: (1) in Acts 20.7 Christians at Troas celebrated Holy Communion and listened to a sermon "upon the first day of the week", and (2) in 1 Corinthians 16.2 we are exhorted: "Upon the first day of the week let every one of you lay by him in store, as God hath prospered him, that there be no gatherings when ... the Sabbath, Didascalia 26 proclaims: "every day is the Lord's, for the Scripture says 'The earth is the Lord's and the fullness thereof: the world and they that dwell therein.'" ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/H-sunday-sabbath-and-sunday-in-early-christianity-before-400AD-DavidW.T.Brattston.htm

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The Bible can be interpreted correctly by every person without ... Sola Scriptura: "Read and you will understand"! For those who think God is an incompetent writer! Click to View The Bible can be interpreted correctly by every person. Click to View Without the church to interpret for you. (false doctrine) Click to View Without the ... "Read and you will understand" Eph 3:3-5 "that by revelation there was made known to me the mystery, as I wrote before in brief. By referring to this, when you read you can understand my insight into the mystery of Christ, which in other generations was not made known to the sons of men, as it has now been revealed to His holy apostles and prophets in the Spirit" Ephesians 3:3-5 "For we write nothing else to you ... place (let the reader understand), Matthew 24:15 With the exception of 1 & 2 Timothy and Titus, all of Scripture is written to the Christian in general, not the leaders: Rom. 1:7; 1 Cor. 1:2 ; 2 Cor. 1:1 ; Gal. 1: 2 ; Eph. 1:1 ; Phil. 1:1 ; Col. 1:1; 1 Thess. 1:1; 2 Thess. 1:1 ; 1 Pet 1:1; 2 Pet 1:1; Rev. ... ... https://www.bible.ca/sola-scriptura-interpretation.htm

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Why Pentecostals say, "knoweldge is of the Devil" (anti-intellectualis ... Click to View Pentecostalism looks and feels good, but is rotten to the core! Click to View "Why waste time studying the Bible when you can experience the Holy Spirit anointing" Click to View Pentecostalism is a religion that roots in emotions not ... Pentecostals often quote the religious Jewish leaders statement in reference to the apostles in Jerusalem, "these are ignorant and unlearned men" (Acts 4:13) Yet God chose apostle Paul to write 2/3's of the New Testament. He used a man of high intellect and ... 1995 by the Christian Research Institute, from the Newswatch column of the Christian Research Journal, Winter 1995, page 43) by Julia Duin.) Kilpatrick, John Click to View "Let me tell you something else about this revival," Kilpatrick said. "This move of God is not about preaching." He said that while he and evangelist Steve Hill do preach sermons that are simple and easy to understand, the signs and miracles are what actually turn people to Christ, not the Word of God. ... ... https://www.bible.ca/tongues-anti-intellectualism.htm

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Other False Doctrines that originated from inherited sin Luther said, "hereditary sin is truly sin and condemns to the eternal wrath of God all those who are not born again through baptism (infant baptism) and the Holy Spirit." B. Some churches (Baptist, Nazarine, Pentecostal, AGC, Alliance) do not believe inherited sin has any effect upon the newborns ... "Catholic parents who put off for a long time, or entirely neglect the baptism of their children, commit a mortal sin." (Catechism of Christian Doctrine, Pg 264) "We (Catholics) promised through our Godparents in baptism to renounce the devil and to live according the teachings of Christ and His church." (Catechism of Christian Doctrine) A "Dedication ceremony" is where the child is dedicated to God ... If infants are lost from conception then God never made any provisions for forgiveness of their sins. Baptism was always performed by total immersion not sprinkling or pouring: Acts 8:36-38 Baptism only for penitent believers, never infants: Acts 8:37; Mk 16:16; Acts 2:38 Infant baptism or ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cal-T-spawned-false.htm

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The significance of the first day of the week (Sunday) for Christians The only day ever mentioned when Christians broke bread was on Sunday: Acts 20:7 Christians are commanded every Sunday to give into a common treasury of the church: 1 Cor 16:1-2 Jesus was declared the Son of God on Sunday: Rom 1:4 Ps 2:7 "Today I have begotten thee" was fulfilled on Sunday when he rose: Acts 13:33 The sign that Jesus was glorified was given on Sunday: Jn 7:39 + Acts 2:1,32 The church officially began on Pentecost Sunday: Acts 2:1 Jesus was crowned king on a Sunday: Acts 2:33-36 The disciples reception of the promise of the Father on Sunday: Acts 1:4-5; 2:1-4 The Holy Spirit first fell upon the apostles on a Sunday: Acts 2:1-4 Salvation first preached ... The starting point and stopping point of counting the 50 days was a Sunday - Sunday period! While the Sabbath was significant to the Jews, there is no New Testament significance of the Sabbath in connection with anything of Christ, Christianity, the church or heaven! A. Before Pentecost Christians met on Sunday: 1. ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/7-sunday-significance-for-christians.htm

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Lohse, Bernard: A Short History of Christian Doctrine ... So the fact that Lohse says Constantine had little understanding and that Trinity is not found in the Bible projects the false impression that such facts refute the fact that Jesus is divine and the Holy Spirit is a person not a thing! Full Text: First, it is important to note that the doctrine of the Trinity does not go back to non-Christian sources [pagan], as ... The New Testament affirmations about the Holy Spirit are not so clear and univocal as those about Jesus Christ. ... How vividly the early church experienced the reality of the Spirit, and how definitely it was influenced by that reality, can be seen on every hand in the Pauline letters. The Spirit is called the Spirit of God, as well as the Spirit of Christ (Rom. 8:9)., Here, too, however, the Spirit is not yet conceived in personal terms, at least not in the sense of the later doctrine of the Trinity. The New Testament is not satisfied, however, with these sometimes rather far-reaching assertions about God the Father, ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Lohse.htm

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Christmas: Separating Bible truth from Myth TRUTH: There is no celebration of the birth of Christ in the Bible on any day, but began through human tradition to be celebrated about 250 AD in the spring and on December about 325 AD. See also: Pagan origin of Christmas, Easter, Halloween "holy days". MYTH #2: December 25 is the birthday of Jesus. TRUTH: December 25 was the birthday of Mithra, the pagan God of light. In 325 AD, Roman emperor Constantine re-assigned the meaning to the birthday of Jesus, the true God of light. The Christian meaning over MYTH #3: Mary wanted to spend the night at an inn, but there were no "motel rooms" ... TRUTH: The scriptures do not tell us to celebrate the birth of Christ but to celebrate His death... and not once a year at "Easter" but every Sunday through the Lord's Supper. (Acts 20:7) MYTH #10: ... secretly." (Matthew 1:19) 3. Mary was a virgin when she conceived Jesus through the Holy Spirit. 4. Caesar Augustus takes a census around 3 BC which triggers pregnant Mary and Joseph to travel ... ... https://www.bible.ca/D-Xmas-story.htm

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Mormonism: "As man is, God once was; as God is, man may be." Upon this occasion God the Father and his Beloved Son Jesus Christ appearing as glorified Resurrected Beings unto a chosen servant of God, made known once again the state of immortality which man will attain in preparation for the next ... end to space; There is no end to spirit; there is no end to race." (LDS Apostle Bruce R. McConkie, Mormon Doctrine, p.250, LDS Collectors Library '97 CD-ROM) "God: Creator And Ruler Of Many Worlds. -- While it is true that evolutionists may be divided between theistic and atheistic groups, yet most of those professing belief in God consider him to be an indefinable force, essence, or power of an incomprehensible nature. According to revelation, however, he is a personal Being, a holy and exalted Man, a glorified, ... grace to grace from exaltation to exaltation, until you attain to the resurrection of the dead, and are able to dwell in everlasting burnings and to sit in glory, as do those who sit enthroned in everlasting power." (Teachings, pp. ... ... https://www.bible.ca/mor-adam-god.htm

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Jacob enters Egypt with 70 or 75 persons: Exodus 1:5: Textual ... The Septuagint reflects the original reading of 75 in Gen 46:27 and 70 in Ex 1:5. For unknown reasons the Masoretic text was changed so all three places in the Torah agree to read 70 persons entered Egypt. What is significant for the Christian ... God made you as the stars of heaven in number."" (Deut 10:22, LXX) 5. Stephen in the New Testament reads 75 persons: Acts 7:14 a. "Then Joseph sent word and invited Jacob his father and all his relatives to come to him, seventy-five persons in all." (Acts 7:14) b. "Finally, we turn to Stephen's speech before the Sanhedrin, one which is supposedly riddled with historical error. How could this be possible for this Jewish man who, according to Acts, was "full of faith and of the Holy Spirit" (Acts ... Conclusion: 1. We find direct evidence through the Dead Sea Scrolls (4Q1 and 4Q13) for two different Hebrew manuscripts in use at the same time long before the time of Christ that read 75 persons: a. This proves that the Greek Septuagint was ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/manuscripts/Book-of-Exodus-1-5-Jacob-enters-Egypt-70-75-persons-Bible-Manuscript-Textual-Variants-Old-Testament-Tanakh-Septuagint-LXX-Masoretic-Text-MT-scribal-gloss-error.htm

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When & Where Did The New Testament Church Begin? ... In verse 47, we read, "they were praising God and having favor with all the people, and the Lord added to the church daily such as should be saved". This was the first time in all the Bible that the church is spoken of as being in existence. Christ purchased the church with his own blood. Acts 20:28, and He is the head of the church, Col. 1:18. Thus the great Apostle Paul wrote in Romans 16:16, "The churches of Christ salute you". The church set forth in the New Testament rests upon seven cardinal principles: the death of Christ the resurrection of Christ the ascension of Christ the sending of the Holy Spirit by Christ baptism by His authority baptism "into the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy ... It was also the beginning of the kingdom of Christ in its operational sense, it was when Christ started to reign over his kingdom. It was, in reality, the beginning of the entire Christian system. We do not, therefore, search back to, or before the death of Christ on the ... ... https://www.bible.ca/ntx-origin-church.htm

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Trinity proof texts: Isaiah 45:23-24 = Philippians 2:9-11 The obvious truth is, that at the name of Jesus, every knee bows TO JESUS and every one confesses that JESUS' NAME as Lord! The expression "to the glory of God" certainly does not mean that they are bowing to the Father. The act of bowing to Jesus brings glory to God, just like "accepting one another brings glory to God" Rom 15:7; and "our eating or drinking or whatever we do brings glory to the Father" (1 Cor 10:31); or "Let your light shine before men (our actions) in such a way that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven." Mt 5:16. There is no avoiding the forceful conclusion that every knee will bow to Jesus! Just as Isaiah 45:23-24 prophesied! Anti-Trinitarian rebuttal #3 Jesus was given his high name, therefore he did not always have this high status and therefore he cannot be God, for God's name is always high. Acts 2:36 says Jesus was made Lord and Christ. Anti-Trinitarian rebuttal refuted This silly statement fails to realize that Jesus gave up ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-texts-philippians9-11.htm

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Rapture Doctrine invented by John Darby in 1830 AD Today's date setters without exception wrongly believe that Israel gaining state hood in 1948 fulfilled Bible prophecy and that Christ would return within one generation. 7. There are two kinds of premillennialists: Those ... Hal Lindsay, Tim LaHaye, Pentecostals, Baptists, Grant Jefferies, Christadelphians.) 8. Most of the TV preachers who promote rapture and/or "date set" all wrongly believe they are a prophet of God with special illumination. Pentecostals believe they are inspired directly from the Holy Spirit as modern day prophets. ... This means that they do not even need any Biblical passages to prove their new doctrine. They, as prophets, believe God has revealed it to them as a brand new Christian doctrine, that the first century Christians never ... This millennial reign will bring the salvation of national Israel (Ezek. 37: 21, 22; Zeph. 3:19, 20; Rom. 11:26, 27) and the establishment of universal peace (Isa. 11: 6-9: Ps. 72: 3-8; Micah 4:3,4)." d. The Pentecostal ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/rapture-origin-john-nelson-darby-1830ad.htm

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Biblical Trinity is not borrowed from the pagans! ... Speaking first of the person of Jesus Christ ... In other passages of the New Testament the predicate "God" is without a doubt applied to Christ (A Short History of Christian Doctrine, ... Testament Theology, Colin Brown, 1932, God, vol 2, Three, p687, C. J. Hemer) "The Socinian and rationalistic opinion [Jehovah's Witnesses etc.], that the church doctrine of the Trinity sprang from Platonism and Neo-Platonism is therefore radically false. The Indian Trimurti, altogether pantheistic in spirit, is still further from the Christian Trinity" (Philip Schaff, History of the Christian Church New York: Scribner's, 1924, ... It affirms that God is not only the ruler of the universe, but the Father of Christ, in whom he is perfectly revealed, and the source of a holy and blessed life which transforms nature ... his hands pure from bribes, stops the ears from hearing the unjust judgment of blood closes the eyes from seeing unrighteousness: he shall dwell in the lofty cave of the strong rock. ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-pagan.htm

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Catholic doctrine contradicts the Bible!!! Buddhists have 108 prayer beads on the string. The Rosary is of pagan origin and no Christian prior to 1000 AD used beads to pray. Question #1: Did Jesus forbid repetitive prayer ... Catholics also engage in more praising of Mary than Jesus Christ himself and actually pray to her to have their prayers answered. Rosary Beads graphically represent how Roman Catholics heap 10 times more praise upon Mary than God himself. Of the 59 total beads of the Rosary, 53 beads are "Hail Marys", but only 6 beads are "Our Father". The Rosary most often ends with a "Hail, Holy Queen" prayer to Mary, not God. Click to View Click here for proof Mary ... Question #2: In the very next chapter of the Bible after bishops are told they must be married with children, does the Holy Spirit warn that "forbidding to marry" is a "doctrine of ... Galatians 4:10-11 Question #2: Are Christians told to remember the Lord's Death every Sunday? Answer: Acts 20:7 o YES NO o "On the first day of the week (Sunday), when we were ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cath-overview-false-teaching.htm

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Douglas, J. D. & Bruce F. F.: New Bible Dictionary upon the Church by forces from without, and it was, in particular, its faith in the deity of Christ, and the necessity to defend it, that first compelled the Church to face the duty of ... The earliest foreshadowing is contained in the narrative of the creation, where Elohim is seen to create by means of Word and Spirit (Gn. i. 3). (New Bible Dictionary, J. D. Douglas & F. F. ... Dictionary, J. D. Douglas & F. F. Bruce, Trinity, p 1298) The apostolic conception of the Holy Ghost and of His relation to the Father and the Son is clear from Acts. Peter, in explaining the phenomenon of Pentecost, represents it as the activity of the Trinity. 'This Jesus ... being by the right hand of God exalted, and having received of the Father the promise of the Holy Ghost, he hath shed forth ... It is, however, the distinctive and all comprehensive doctrine of the Christian faith and gathers up into the seam of a single grand generalization with respect to the being and activity of God ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Douglas.htm

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Texts Calvinists misuse to prove "Calvinistic Predestination This death had been prophesied as a part of God's plan (Lk. 22:21-22; Acts 2:22-23). The Jews did not realize that they were fulfilling God's plan and He did not force them to kill His Son; they were accountable for their own actions. 2. 1 Corinthians 2:7 The context shows clearly that it is God's plan of redemption that was foreordained. In verse 5, the power of God is in the gospel (Rom. ... Who is under consideration here? "those who love God" - not a few whom God loves "the called according to His purpose" - we are not called by a still, mysterious voice or by a direct operation of the Holy Spirit or by God Himself, ... It wax not that He selected us individually to be saved or lost, but that those who accepted the gospel call would be saved. Those who answer that call are justified and glorified. 4. Ephesians 1:4-5,11 God has had an eternal plan in mind - a scheme of redemption for those who will accept it. Those who are chosen are those who are "in Him" (Christ) vs. 3-4 We become ... ... https://www.bible.ca/cal-U-calvinist-prooftexts.htm

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Neo-Montanism: Pentecostalism is the ancient heresy of Montanism ... Irving, a Presbyterian Minister in Scotland in the early 1800's. After studying the Book of Acts he began to teach that what the early church experienced was to be normative for the church in his day. ... twelve apostles on November 7th, 1832. "He also expounded a detailed teaching on the gifts of the Holy Spirit and gave the whole of his theology an immediacy by his expectation of the immanent second coming of ... His belief in the also immediate return of Christ, i.e. a strong eschatological emphasis. Modern Roots: The 1901 Apostasy: II. John Alexander Dowie Like Irving, Dowie was a minister from the same area. He was originally a Congregational Pastor, who subsequently left his denomination and formed his own called the "Christian Catholic Church." (Burgess, McGee, ... R.A. Torrey declared that this new Pentecostal movement was "emphatically not of God, and founded by a Sodomite." ("From Holy Laughter to Holy Fire" by Michael L. Brown, pages 197&198) H. A. Ironside said ... ... https://www.bible.ca/tongues-neo-montanism.htm

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Johannes Greber: "The New Testament", and "Communication with ... ... In it he carefully explained those passages in his earlier writings that had given rise to misunderstanding. But his explanations were not in accord with many erroneous doctrines that had subsequently crept into the Christian faith." (Johannes Greber, "Communication with the Spirit World of God--Its ... The Son's share in the creative works did not make him a co-Creator with his Father. The power for creation came from God through his holy spirit... ((Insight on the Scriptures Vol. .2 p.52) Scriptures That Show Christ Is Not God John 10:33 You see how illogical it is for your [Greber's] former religion to base its contention of the Divinity of Christ upon the phrase: "I and the Father are ... Christ Did Not Rise Bodily From The Dead Not even of Christ was the natural body raised. (p.385) Jesus Christ was spoken of as "the first resurrected from the dead."(Acts 26:23) This means he was the first to be resurrected of those who would not have to die again. Also, he was the first to be ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Greber.htm

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The triple Nature of man: Body, Spirit & Soul "Joints & marrow" are to the physical half of man what "soul & spirit" is the spiritual half of man Soul and spirit, although different in some way are used interchangeable in scripture: Lk 1:46-47 II. Arguments to prove the ... We will be reuited with God again at the judgement. The wicked will be separated from God a second time for eternity in hell. Dead to sin joined to God: Rom 6:2,11; Gal 2:24 Dead to the Law of Moses, joined to Law of Christ: Rom 7:4; Gal 2:19 B. The word soul is used in many different ways in the Bible ... Physical body: Mt 2:20; Lev 17:11; (Dead: Num 19:13) The immaterial invisible part of man separate from the physical life: Mt 10:28 The basic will: Mt 11:29; Jas 1:8; 4:8- "two-souled", Acts 4:32- "congregation was one soul" C. ... Spirit can refer to intelligent conscious being apart from the physical body: Lk 24:39 God is a spirit: Jn 4:24 Jesus committed His Spirit into God's hands: Lk 23:46 The Holy Spirit is a "He" not an "It": Jn 16:12-14 Angels are ... ... https://www.bible.ca/su-spirit-soul.htm

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Ontological trichotomy of man: Spirit, Soul and Body far as the division of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart." (Hebrews 4:12) "Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you entirely; and may your spirit and soul and body be preserved complete, without blame at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ." (1 Thessalonians 5:23) The mind, the person, the soul all refer to that which has its seat in the spirit. The Christian knows from Luke 16:19-31, that the spirit of man consciously survives death. ... See detailed outline of Jesus being fully God after the incarnation while in the flesh. Jesus Christ is uncreated God. In fact he is the actual creator in Genesis 1-2. Jesus, the Holy Spirit and the Father are distinct persons of the one ... He is also head of the body, the church; and He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, so that He Himself will come to have first place in everything. For it was the Father's good pleasure for all the fullness to dwell in Him," ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/psychiatry/psychiatry-human-ontological-dichotomy-of-man-dichotomous-body-spirit-memory-conscience-freewill-personality-mood-choice-behaviour.htm

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The transition from Temple to Synagogue to church: God's eternal ... ... In 36 AD Apostle Paul (Saul) triggered the first great Christian Diaspora of with the stoning of Stephen: "Saul was in hearty agreement with putting him to death. And on that day a great persecution began against ... But Saul began ravaging the church, entering house after house, and dragging off men and women, he would put them in prison." (Acts 8:1-3) b. During this early period, Christians began using Synagogues on the first ... the whole building, being fitted together, is growing into a holy temple in the Lord, in whom you also are being built together into a dwelling of God in the Spirit." (Ephesians 2:19-22) C. In 2BC Jesus was born "when the fullness of the time came, God sent forth His Son" (Gal 4:4) and the explosion of Christianity that began in Judea, spread throughout the world and synagogue worship was the bridge between Mosaic Judaism and Christianity 1. The birth of Christ signalled that God was ready to make the final transition from Synagogue worship to Christianity a. ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/synagogues/Gods-eternal-plan-purpose-providential-transition-from-Temple-to-Synagogue-to-Church-prophecy-fulfilled.htm

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Does God Approve Instrumental Music in church? ... be used, and when and where - God was specific (see II Chron. 29:25-28). Likewise, God has commanded, in the New Testament, the kind of music He wishes in modern Christian worship, and that is singing. Col. 3:16 reads, "Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with gladness in your hearts to the Lord." Similarly, Ephesians 5:19 instructs, "speaking to yourselves -in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord . . ." Other specific instruction, or examples, are recorded in Acts 16:25, Romans 15:9, Heb. 2:12, I Cor. 14:15, and James 5:13. Nowhere has God ... In none of these is the use of an instrument of music inferred except as indicated by the translation of Eph. 5:19, that of singing with the accompaniment of the human heart (or spirit). In this case, the heart is the instrument. Although a few of the better lexicons fail to ... ... https://www.bible.ca/ntx-instrumental-music.htm

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Bible Tongue Speaking and Modern Impostors! ... Highly Questionable, Always Internal and unseen tongues Bible modern pentecostals Real Human Language Acts 2:8 Total Gibberish And Nonsense Max Of 3 In Church 1 Cor 14:27 More Than 3 Speak (visitors ... Modern Day Tongue Speaking Is Not From God! In the Los Angeles area which consists of about 12 million people, every kind of religious cult that can be imagined is here. One of the churches, called the Rainbow Revival Church, located at 890 Crenshaw in Los Angeles, sent out an instruction sheet a number of years ago giving instructions as to how one may receive the baptism of the Holy Spirit. Listed ... This was true for ancient paganism. The first written record of tongue speaking dates back more than 1,000 years before Christ. A certain Wen Ammon under stress gave forth ecstatic utterances, and ... The fact that the same experience is known in all religions, ancient and modern, Christian and pagan, and sometimes outside the religious experience altogether would indicate that its source is not ... ... https://www.bible.ca/su-tongues-today.htm

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Pre-tribulation Rapture: The Kingdom is the church ... brought near by the blood of Christ. For He Himself is our peace, who made both groups into one and broke down the barrier of the dividing wall, by abolishing in His flesh the enmity, which is the Law of commandments contained in ordinances, so that in Himself He might make the two into one new man, thus establishing peace, and might reconcile them both in one body to God through the cross, by it having put to death the enmity. " (Ephesians 2:11-16) c. Acts 1:8 fulfills Isa 2:2-4 because the gospel started in Jerusalem and went global: "but you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be My witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and even to the remotest part of the earth." (Acts 1:8) 3. Ascension prophecies: ... C. Every passage after Pentecost speaks of the Kingdom as being established: 1. The Christian in Colossae were IN THE KINGDOM: Col 1:13 a. "For He rescued us from the domain of darkness, and transferred us to the ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/premillennialism-rapture-replacement-theology-supersessionism-kingdom-is-church.htm

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